Patents by Inventor Larry D. Bruce

Larry D. Bruce has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5908064
    Abstract: A pivotal and extendable bathing door unit is disclosed wherein a first panel is pivotally connected to a supporting wall, and a second panel is extendably connected to the first panel, so that the door can operate to enclose without an overhead track. There are roller brackets with tandem rollers connected to the first panel for riding in tracks in the second panel. The brackets afford ease of adjustment of the rollers and the tandem rollers afford a stable sliding and extension of the second panel. A minimum number of parts are required in a pivotal and extendable bathing door unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Sterling Plumbing Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry D. Bruce
  • Patent number: 5417272
    Abstract: A pivotal and extendable bathing door unit is disclosed wherein a first panel is pivotally connected to a supporting wall, and a second panel is extendably connected to the first panel, so that the door can operate to enclose without an overhead track. There are roller tracks and rollers cross-linked to each other while permitting lateral relative movement therebetween. In one form, cam members are associated with the pivotal connection of the first panel to provide a lifting action between bistable positions, and a magnetic member is connected to a handle on the second panel for attraction to a similar second panel of a second similar door unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Sterling Plumbing Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Marlowe, Ronald M. Wise, Larry D. Bruce, James W. Hodges